Our Programs

Engage, learn, and innovate with Austin AI Hub. Explore our workshops, mentorship opportunities, and challenges.

Workshops

Build Your First AI Agent – Past Workshop

Free Online Workshop Series

No tech or coding experience needed

In this hands-on, beginner-friendly series, participants learned how to build AI agents from the ground up — no prior experience required. The sessions guided attendees through the fundamentals of Generative AI and step-by-step agent development, offering practical tools and inspiration to take ideas to the next level.

Presented by:

Hamed Alikhani – Data Scientist, Generative AI Specialist, Austin AI Hub
Parisa Ghane – AI & Data Science Educator, Invited Speaker

Workshop Sessions:

Session 1: Build with Generative AI – April 22
Session 2: Build an AI Agent – Offered on April 24 and May 2

This workshop series is now complete. Stay tuned for upcoming hands-on learning opportunities.

Mentorship

1:1 Mentoring – Now Open

Build Your Own AI Agent with Expert Guidance

As part of our Summer 2025 Mentoring Program, you can now book a free one-on-one session with experienced AI professionals to help you build your own AI agent — no experience required.

Whether you're starting from scratch or refining an existing idea, our mentors are here to support your journey.

Meet the Mentors:

Parisa Ghane, PhD

Senior Consultant

Alireza Tahini, MS

Senior Software Engineer

Reza Haghighi, MS

Senior Platform Engineer

Moein Razavi, PhD

Generative AI Expert

Hamed Alikhani, PhD

Generative AI Expert

Book your free session now

This opportunity is open to all – no technical or coding background needed.

Challenges

AI Agent Expert Matching Competition 2025 – Now Open

Think you can build an AI agent that connects people to the right expert? Prove it.

Join our latest challenge where participants design an AI agent that matches user questions with top professionals using structured Excel data and real-time LinkedIn profiles.

Submission Deadline: Extended to May 31, 2025

What You'll Build:

An AI-powered expert-matching agent using:

Excel-based expert data
Live LinkedIn profile matching logic

Prizes:

Official LinkedIn Competition Badge from Austin AI Hub
$100 Gift Card

Key Links:

Open to all skill levels – solo or team entries welcome.

Build something meaningful, gain recognition, and have fun while doing it.